Colorado husband shot 'supermom' wife dead one day before their divorce was due ... trends now

A Colorado man has been sentenced to life in jail without parole after killing his wife in a calculated murder plot just a day before their divorce was to be finalized. 

David Lechner, 47, shot his attorney wife, Tracy, 42, at their Arapahoe County house. Her body was found in the garage of their Denver-area home.

Tracy was described in court as a 'super mom' to two children aged seven and nine. 

A witness saw him shoot his wife and then proceeded to stop him from driving away by ramming their rental truck into the side of David's vehicle. 

Lechner argued that the shooting was in self-defense claiming he had only gone into the garage in an attempt to convince her not to proceed with the divorce.

But the jury didn't buy it after prosecutors found evidence of a premeditated plot to carry out the killing. 

In the day's leading up to Tracy's murder, Lechner had bought a getaway car under a false name, purchased a GPS tracking unit together with gloves, duct tape, zip ties and a tarp that he was going to use in a kidnapping attempt.

On the morning he showed up to confront his wife, he was armed with a taser and a gun. The prosecution stressed that Lechner's 'end game' was her death.

Following his arrest, a judge set a $100 million bond in June 2023 with David Lechner pleading not guilty in December 2023. 

After four hours of deliberation, Lechner was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping and illegal use of a stun gun.

They were going through a divorce at the time and had two young children. Their divorce was set to be finalized the following day.